Bale-tag



(No Model.)

P. COHEN. Bale Tags.

No. 231,277. Patented Aug. 17,1880.

N.FE |'ERS, PHOT0 LITNOGRAPNERI WASHINGTON, D C

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILLIP COHEN, OF SELMA, ALABAMA.

BALE-TAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 231,277, dated August 17, 1880. Application filed June 3, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PHILLIP COHEN, of Selma, in the county ofDallas, and in the State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bale-Tags; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in the construction of metallic tags, and it is particularly designed to provide a tag to be applied to abale-tie that Will possess sutficient strength to keep it firm against the pressure of the confined cotton, in whatever position with respect to the bale it may be secured, and to guard against lateral play and afford the tag a continuous bearing upon the tie, whereby the strain at the apertures of the tag will be done away with to a great extent and distributed throughout the length of the tag, thus forming a light and strong tag which will not be liable to be cutor torn by the tie durin g its application to the bale. These objects 1 attain by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a plan view of my tag. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 a crosssection, of the same.

The letter A indicates the tag, and B the tie to which it is applied. The said tag is struck up or otherwise formed of thin metal, with a central portion, a, which lies above the tie when the tag is in position thereon, the upper sidg of said central portion serving to carry the inscription mark or characters desired.

At each side of the central portion, a, is formed in the metal a longitudinal shoulder, 12, forming a longitudinal seat for the tie.

The tag is provided with apertures or slits a at each end of the raised central portion, through which the tie passes, the metal at the ends of the tag being flattened to form a proper bearing for the tie and perforated for the purpose of attaching it to objects other than the bale.

At each side of the tag is formed a longitudinal downward flange, d, which serves to impart strength to the tag and prevent it from bending between its ends when strain is applied.

The tag, as thus constructed, can be formed of thin sheet metal struck up, and by reason of the raised central portion, the shoulders at each side thereof, and the downward flanges at the sides, it is apparent that it will possess great strength against any bending strain, and will retain its form under powerful pressure, thus preventing the marks from injury or becoming defaced. Moreover, the raised central portion forms a seat for the tie and prevents any lateral play of the tag thereon, besides taking up the strain that would otherwise come upon the edges of the slot when the tag was forced to one side or the other, and preventing the cutting through or breaking of the tag.

I am aware that a metallic tag with openings for a strap or for other means of attachment is old, and such I do not claim, broadly; but

What I do claim is A bale-tie tag struck up out of metal, with a longitudinal raised central portion for the inscription or marks, with longitudinal shoulders at each side of said central portion, form ing with said portion a seat for the tie, and downward flanges at each side to impart strength at such sides, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of May, 1880.

PHILLIP COHEN.

Witnesses:

H. AUBREY ToULMIN, JOHN SMITH. 

